Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758

This examiner grants 18% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

18.5%
Allow Rate
-46.5% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+66.3%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17406675 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION IN CONDITIONED INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
18066661 METHODS AND APPPRATUS FOR DISINFECTION OF SURFACES Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18044808 STERLIZATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18044840 STERILIZATION SYSTEM, STERILIZATION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
17977223 AIRCRAFT FRAGRANCE DEVICE Final Rejection B/E Aerospace, Inc
18270049 SYSTEM FOR DISINFECTING A CLOSEABLE SPACE Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18022554 A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CONDITION OF A SENSOR OF A LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18168298 COMBINING AIR CLEANING METHODS FOR IMPROVED ANTI-CONTAMINANT EFFICACY AND AIR CLEANING ARRAYS Final Rejection TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
18065851 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SANITIZING AIR CONDITIONED BY A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection THERMO KING LLC
18250602 Disinfection System Final Rejection JDC Corporation
18266252 METHOD OF INACTIVATING BACTERIA AND/OR VIRUSES Non-Final OA Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18259293 CHEMICAL INJECTION AND METERING MODULE FOR STERILIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA American Sterilizer Company
18267859 System And Method For Mirroring Conditions Associated With A Medical Device Reprocessor Non-Final OA ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
18244085 INDOOR AIR CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Microjet Technology Co., Ltd.
17734459 BATTERY POWERED SELF-ADJUSTING SANITIZER/DISINFECTANT SPRAYER Final Rejection GOJO Industries, Inc.
17652925 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLE SANITATION Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
18519202 IMAGING APPARATUS, AIR CHANNEL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18489530 Air Conditioning Disinfection and Sterilization Device Non-Final OA Fresh On Limited
18346304 DEVICE FOR ENHANCING REACTION POTENTIAL OF OXIDIZING AGENTS Non-Final OA Bis Science LLC
18102745 AIR PURIFICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR COATING AN ELECTRODE OF AN AIR PURIFICATION UNIT Non-Final OA DORNIER NEW TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
18014338 APPARATUS FOR SEDIMENTATION AND OXIDATION OF FINE DUST AND AEROSOLS AND ORGANIC LOADS SUCH AS VIRUSES IN A DEVICE, AND FOR ELECTROSTATIC AND ELECTROCHEMICAL OR PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSESING OF THE AIR SUPPLIED BY THE DEVICE TO A ROOM FOR ANALOG PROCESSES IN THE ROOM Non-Final OA PROACTIVEAIR GMBH
18013384 LIGHT DISINFECTION SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Current Lighting Solutions, LLC
17974244 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHTING AND SANITIZING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ARTEMIDE S.P.A.
17911708 ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA FILTER Non-Final OA Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc.
17791236 Sterilizer Final Rejection TUTTNAUER LTD.
17729726 DISINFECTING AIR FILTRATIONS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Final Rejection Healthway Home Products Company Inc.
17466251 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IRRADIATION Non-Final OA AquiSense Inc.

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